Famously, during the 1936 International Trophy, Evans' class leading MG caught fire exiting the Home Banking - quite unfazed, she slowed the car enough to leap out before it crashed, sustaining only minor burns. 😮💨
Born
#OnThisDay 110 years ago: Doreen Evans, who began racing at
@BrooklandsMuseu at just 17. 👧
Evans was part of a groundswell of female racing drivers in the 1930s, taking MGs to class and outright wins. 🏆
#WomenInMotorsport